U.S. Civil War Questions

Before the Civil War, a major reason for the growth of sectionalism was

• disagreement between the East and the West over construction of a transcontinental railroad
• the poor treatment of Native American Indians
• discrimination toward immigrants
• cultural and economic differences between the North and the South

Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War?

• The Northern economy was primarily agricultural, while the Southern economy was based on manufacturing
• Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than to the North
• Transportation systems were more developed in the North than in the South
• The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy

Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because

• the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states
• congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
• northern states passed affirmative action legislation
• geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations

Between 1820 and 1860, the greatest issue created by the proposed admission of a new state into the Union was

• whether the new state would allow slavery
• where the new state's boundaries would be located
• how many representatives the new state would have in congress
• whether the new state had many natural resources

The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it

• allowed slavery in California
• ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in territories
• upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
• outlawed slavery in the Southern states

The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision

• denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
• allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years
• prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi River
• gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons

Abolitionists were reformers who worked to

• keep the United States out of foreign wars
• block immigration to the United States
• destroy monopolies and trusts 
• end slavery in the United States

In the 1850's, the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" was used to describe clashes between

• pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
• Spanish landowners and new American settlers
• Native American Indians and white settlers
• Chinese and Irish railroad workers

In the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

• They feared being drafted into teh Northern Army
• The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States 
• More factory jobs were available in Canada
• Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves

The main goal of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War was to 

• create a military draft
• preserve the Union
• control Congress
• improve the economy